31.   Shortly afterward, Aidid and Ali Mahdi began fighting for control, plunging the country into a civil war that caused widespread famine.

32.   The claims come amid reports of widespread famine in the isolated communist country.

33.   The government keeps large stocks of grain in reserve to use in times of widespread famine.

34.   The moves appear to be pragmatic as the country faces widespread famine this winter due to a chronic food shortage exacerbated by massive floods last summer.

35.   The statement came amid reports of widespread famine in the isolated communist country.

36.   The widespread famine and epidemics many predicted never materialized.

37.   The U.N. Department of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Program and others have been appealing for urgent aid for the North, saying widespread famine is possible.

38.   The U.N. World Food Program said last week that North Korea is in danger of widespread famine.

39.   The U.N. World Food Program, citing lack of donations, is shutting down its operations in the North, despite the danger of widespread famine.

40.   They fear widespread famine without large-scale food aid before this summer.